Straitstimes.com - SEO Checker

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Meta information
95% 
Page quality
40% 
Page structure
27% 
Link structure
7% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.17 s
File size
207.70 kB
Words
1212
Media files
41
Number of links
239 internal / 39 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Straits Times - Breaking News, Lifestyle & Multimedia News
The length of the page title is perfect. (577 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.
The meta description is too long: 1012 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.straitstimes.com/global
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
These Typos were found:
  • ukranian => Ukrainian
The average number of words per sentence of 3.67 words is low.
This page contains 1212 words. That's ok.
24.8% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 24 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
40 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The Straits Times
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 84 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 The Straits Times
H1 The Straits Times Duplicate text
H2 Main navigation
H2 Main navigation Duplicate text
H2 International Home page
H2 Top Stories
H2 Singapore News
H2 Videos
H2 Asia News
H2 Discover
H2 Invest
H2 OPINION
H2 Insight
H2 PODCASTS
H2 Life
H2 Smart Parenting
H2 Photos
H2 Most Popular
H2 BRANDED CONTENT
H4 The Straits Times Duplicate text
H5 Malaysia’s ruling coalition wins Kelantan by-election, in boost for PM Anwar
H5 S’pore looking to develop healthier rice varieties with the Philippines
H5 Indonesia celebrates Independence Day in both Jakarta and its new Nusantara capital
H5 Rape and murder of doctor in India send ripples of fear among women doctors
H5 Housebreaking syndicates broke into 10 landed homes in S’pore since June and stole $3.85m: Police
H5 Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon, says his lawyer
H5 Chinese tourists flock to Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu to snap pic of ‘Instagrammable’ bank
H5 How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded
H5 Schools in S’pore ban phones to reduce distractions, rekindle social interaction
H5 1 in 2 dads in Singapore took paternity leave in 2022
H5 SIT to be ‘part and parcel’ of Punggol, to engage students, residents and businesses there
H5 New jobs portal launched for those looking for work near home
H5 Where to get durians with your CDC vouchers
H5 ‘Do I need this item?’: Young S’poreans embrace ‘underconsumption core’ trend
H5 Website for Tampines residents to search for health and community resources launched
H5 Man allegedly cheated banks of over $2m by applying for loans with others’ Singpass accounts
H5 Empty heading
H5 Malaysia’s ruling coalition wins Kelantan by-election, in boost for PM Anwar Duplicate text
H5 Indonesia celebrates Independence Day in both Jakarta and its new Nusantara capital Duplicate text
H5 Tiny airport in Malaysia’s historic state Melaka hopeful ahead of Scoot’s arrival
H5 Japan PM Kishida’s mixed domestic record, poor fiscal discipline may lead to abrupt policy shifts
H5 National School Games 2024: For the win
H5 Are Gen Zs and millennials happy with their pay?
H5 Paris 2024: Olympic moments beyond the podium
H5 The Week in Pictures: Max Maeder wins an Olympic medal, new Banksy artwork
H5 How kitefoiler Max Maeder won Olympic bronze for Singapore: Key moments of the race
H5 Then & Now: Recreating your memories of Singapore
H5 Can you recognise these 9 sounds of Singapore?
H5 Olympics 2024: Parisian chic meets sporting spirit
H5 The Week in Pictures: Gabriel Medina competed in the Olympics; US and Russia swopped prisoners
H5 Taking home a piece of Singapore: 5 foreigners on their ties to city-state
H5 When family disputes go wrong and end in big losses
H5 How two men became big losers by dragging families to court after marriage splits
H5 Ordinary folk too can build wealth for the next generation
H5 Why you should take a hard look at your investments now
H5 The way we tell the Singapore Story needs a refresh
H5 Everyday lessons from other-worldly athletes at the Olympics
H5 Commentary: Lock up phones in schools, so that school time becomes protected time
H5 Australia’s abandoned churches find new life as theatres, homes and eateries
H5 Schools in S’pore ban phones to reduce distractions, rekindle social interaction Duplicate text
H5 Treasure hunters: Meet the collectors archiving Singapore’s history
H5 Taking home a piece of Singapore: 5 foreigners on their ties to city-state Duplicate text
H5 No longer an eyesore, but are shared bikes a viable commuting option in Singapore?
H5 Podcast: Why does it feel like Singaporeans are angry all the time?
H5 Podcast: A look back at Paris Olympics 2024 with Max Maeder
H5 Podcast: Are you paying too much for your resale HDB flat?
H5 Podcast: The art of picking out a good job fast
H5 MC no longer king: Some employers no longer require medical certificates
H5 Playwright Haresh Sharma calls for more transparency in NUS’ hiring of adjuncts
H5 Durian kaya toast and cocktails: Durian dishes with a twist
H5 TBR (To Be Read): Combating guilt of not reading
H5 Meet the diverse batch of students entering the new University of the Arts Singapore
H5 Fun With Kids: Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, Lovevery play kits
H5 Minor Issues: Thinking about retirement, finances and the future as a family
H5 Today in Pictures, Aug 16, 2024
H5 MC no longer king: Some employers no longer require medical certificates Duplicate text
H5 At least 300,000 Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge users hit by malicious browser extensions
H5 Chinese tourists flock to Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu to snap pic of ‘Instagrammable’ bank Duplicate text
H5 Thailand’s youngest Thai PM hopes to build confidence
H5 Taiwan’s Hualien rattled by 6.3-magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
H5 New Thai leader to scrap $18.5b cash handout, media reports say
H5 Tiny airport in Malaysia’s historic state Melaka hopeful ahead of Scoot’s arrival Duplicate text
H5 South Korea sees panic selling in used EVs
H5 Where to get durians with your CDC vouchers Duplicate text
H5 Cordlife loses accreditation with blood banking body, posts $12.4 million first-half loss
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10 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 10 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (39) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/External Subdomain The Business Times
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https://www.zaobao.com/External Subdomain Lianhe Zaobao
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/singapore/a-year-without-shop...‘Do I need this item?’: Young S’poreans embrace ‘underconsumption core’ trend
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/sport/national-school-games-2...National School Games 2024: For the win
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